Wow. I'm glad I finally found the gestation thread.
Happy Birthday, ita.
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Tamara - Jan 04, 2007 9:09:36 am PST #2848 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
lisah - Jan 04, 2007 9:10:47 am PST #2849 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Happy Birthday, ita!
Allyson - Jan 04, 2007 9:16:43 am PST #2850 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Well, Monique points out that if it's a girl, we can name her Dixie.
Kevin - Jan 04, 2007 9:49:42 am PST #2851 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I had a feral cat once. Somebody gave me it. I think they hated me. It used to scratch my hands off if I tried to pick it up. And after a few months, it jumped out a window in my flat, and ran off (well, I presume it did - I never found it again).
Also, happy birthday ita!
Betsy HP - Jan 04, 2007 10:27:44 am PST #2852 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
My cat is an ex-feral kitten. He sits in my lap and is all affectionate and nice and is wonderful to be around. Until he bites my hand with no warning. Much like a script written by Tim.
Sue - Jan 04, 2007 10:29:45 am PST #2853 of 10001
hip deep in pie
That sounds like Megan's recently departed Jimmy, Betsy.
Betsy HP - Jan 04, 2007 10:30:56 am PST #2854 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Overstimulation is an ugly thing. I figure he missed out on Kitten Social Skills 101.
Monique - Jan 04, 2007 10:31:22 am PST #2855 of 10001
Tomorrow may well be my last day without Fox for a while, since my local Fox affiliate is apparently owned by a jackass, and the local cable station is being petulant.
If Fox doesn't stream "Drive," we'll be setting up a tape tree for me, right? Because I am loved? Even if I'm not cute enough to be sponsored?
Kevin - Jan 04, 2007 10:37:55 am PST #2856 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I'm sure there will be tapes. And online streaming.
Betsy - my girlfriends cat does that. It'll sit being pretty, and then just BITE you.
Monique - Jan 04, 2007 10:40:24 am PST #2857 of 10001
The smear campaign between the two entities is just so darn annoying. At first it was amusing to see the cable company advertise on all the other channels about how the affiliate owner just didn't care about "us." And then watch the affiliate run commercials about how other companies have paid their fees, and my cable company won't "listen to reason."
But now I've got sites and stuff that will need updating, and I won't be able to watch the shows with everyone else. Or the promos for the shows!
Yes, it's all about me. Why won't these multimillion-dollar organizations realize that?